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dogfight

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as in rivalry
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another the playful competition over who would get the new office turned into a real dogfight

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“Dogfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogfight. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022.

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